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[?]chrissbiblenewsletter » 🌐
@chrissbiblenewsletter@mastodon.social

Historical evidence and eyewitness accounts provide strong support for the existence of Jesus and the impact of his teachings on history and culture.

    [?]Tech is Enough> Grow True Social Society » 🌐
    @collective_truth@mastodon.social

    @priyabrata I agree but in the overall of problems for land means it's almost nobody's land now or maybe it should be for everybody - but people can't share the world so it was always originally 'invaded' by someone to some degree and natives or gypsies etc throw out and gentrified... legally 'owning the land' (renting it / prostituting it pretending it's ours but just paying for same land and houses over-priced costs when cost was paid a long time ago).

    This repeating?

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      [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
      @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

      What three female figures in the Bayeux tapestry reveal about medieval women

      by Natasha R. Hodgson

      The women of the Bayeux tapestry tell a story as compelling and important as the main depiction of the battle.

      theconversation.com/what-three

      Books about Bayeux tapestry (including La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde by A. Levé) at PG:
      gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4

      Queen Edith by the deathbed of King Edward from the Bayeux tapestry. A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, also known as the Tapestry of Queen Matilda, and formerly as the “Telle du Conquest” (meaning “Canvas of the Conquest”), is an 11th-century embroidery that has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register since 2007. This is a section of the famous Bayeux Tapestry (Scenes 27-28), depicting King Edward the Confessor on his deathbed. The Latin inscription reads that King Edward, lying in bed, speaks to his faithful followers, and then shows his death and preparation of his body for burial.

      Alt...Queen Edith by the deathbed of King Edward from the Bayeux tapestry. A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, also known as the Tapestry of Queen Matilda, and formerly as the “Telle du Conquest” (meaning “Canvas of the Conquest”), is an 11th-century embroidery that has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register since 2007. This is a section of the famous Bayeux Tapestry (Scenes 27-28), depicting King Edward the Confessor on his deathbed. The Latin inscription reads that King Edward, lying in bed, speaks to his faithful followers, and then shows his death and preparation of his body for burial.

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        [?]Global Museum » 🌐
        @globalmuseum@mastodon.online

        The urge to keep all the tabs open is not a recent thing.
        Pictured: a 300-year-old library tool that enabled a researcher to have seven books open at once, yet conveniently nearby (Palafoxiana Library, Puebla)
        @unmlawlibrary

        300-year-old library tool. Palafoxiana Library, Puebla

        Alt...300-year-old library tool. Palafoxiana Library, Puebla

          [?]chrissbiblenewsletter » 🌐
          @chrissbiblenewsletter@mastodon.social

          How can we prove the Bible’s authenticity today? Modern archaeology and historical evidence offer compelling insights. What discoveries have influenced your view?

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            [?]Global Museum » 🌐
            @globalmuseum@mastodon.online

            England’s Ancient Trees Are Dying in the Heat.
            Extreme temperatures and drought are adding to the stress on oak trees that have lived for hundreds of years and play a key role in the national imagination.
            archive.ph/W654f

            The Crow Leasow Oak in 2019, and this month. Sally Kellard

            Alt...The Crow Leasow Oak in 2019, and this month. Sally Kellard

              [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
              @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

              This Box of 300 Love Letters Showed Up Out of the Blue. Who Was the Whimsical World War II Soldier Who Wrote Them?

              Nobody knows who dropped Speedy Weber’s correspondence at a USO office in 2022. Researchers have finally tracked down two living relatives who remember him

              smithsonianmag.com/history/thi

              A stack of mail lying on a table.

              Alt...A stack of mail lying on a table.

                [?]ne7 » 🌐
                @ne7@icosahedron.website

                Some more nice news for a change :) Here's Cliff Stoll talking @ Defcon - Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later! youtube.com/watch?v=656058JxTM0

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                  [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                  @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                  What Were the Philosophical Aftershocks of the Devastating 1755 Lisbon Earthquake?

                  The devastation wrought by the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake changed how Europeans viewed and handled natural disasters.

                  thecollector.com/1755-lisbon-e

                  Voltaire

                  In Nicolas de Largillere's painting, Voltaire appears from the waist up. He has pale skin, dark eyes, and wears a long grey powdered wig that falls over his shoulders. He wears a blue velvet coat with large gold buttons, a gold-and-red patterned vest, and a white ruffled cravat.

                  Alt...In Nicolas de Largillere's painting, Voltaire appears from the waist up. He has pale skin, dark eyes, and wears a long grey powdered wig that falls over his shoulders. He wears a blue velvet coat with large gold buttons, a gold-and-red patterned vest, and a white ruffled cravat.

                    [?]chrissbiblenewsletter » 🌐
                    @chrissbiblenewsletter@mastodon.social

                    How can we prove the existence of Jesus in modern times? From historical texts to archaeological findings, the evidence sparks meaningful conversations today. What do you think?

                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                      GAMBADOES. Leathern cases of stiff leather, used in Devonshire instead of boots; they are fastened to the saddle, and admit the leg, shoe and all: the name was at first jocularly given.

                      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                      @histodons

                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GAMBADOES. Leathern cases of stiff leather, used in Devonshire instead of boots; they are fastened to the saddle, and admit the leg, shoe and all: the name was at first jocularly given. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GAMBADOES. Leathern cases of stiff leather, used in Devonshire instead of boots; they are fastened to the saddle, and admit the leg, shoe and all: the name was at first jocularly given. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                        Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                        [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

                        Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

                        Alt...Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

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                          [?]Floaty Birb » 🌐
                          @floatybirb@mastodon.social

                          Hi mastodon, I've started learning about the Napoleonic Wars. In general, which side should I root for?

                          Napoleon:0
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                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                            @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                            Events for the 20th of August from Wikipedia:

                            • 2012: A prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yare_pri
                            • Birth (1979) of Sarah Borwell, English tennis player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Bo
                            • Death (2005) of Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_H
                            @histodons

                              [?]Steam Powered Frisbee 🥏 » 🌐
                              @SPF@hear-me.social

                              An historian, Nicole von Germeten, on the male code of honor in the Spanish Empire c.1600:

                              "In theory, honor was a burden to a man, a moral standard to maintain and to protect the reputation of himself and his household, but in practice, men might act immorally as long as they did not attract too much publicity.

                              "Honor was not a code that elite men lived by or aspired to, but something invoked after the fact [if they were prosecuted]."

                              She also discusses some men who acted admirably (in my opinion), such as a governor who legally intervened to protect an enslaved woman who was tortured by her "owner." But interestingly, the governor didn't cite honor as his justification for doing something good; while the torturer did cite honor, since (in his view) the woman had to be punished for violating sexual norms.

                              Fascinating stuff!

                                [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

                                Not affiliated with Wikipedia.

                                Montage of images from Wikipedia articles posted by this account

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                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                  SPARKING BLOWS. Blows given by cocks before they close, or, as the term is, mouth it: used figuratively for words previous to a quarrel.

                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                  @histodons

                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SPARKING BLOWS. Blows given by cocks before they close, or, as the term is, mouth it: used figuratively for words previous to a quarrel. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SPARKING BLOWS. Blows given by cocks before they close, or, as the term is, mouth it: used figuratively for words previous to a quarrel. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                    @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                    Leni Riefenstahl, The Controversial Filmmaker Behind The Nazis’ Most Notorious Films

                                    With "Triumph of the Will" and "Olympia," Leni Riefenstahl celebrated and glorified the Nazi regime in the 1930s, but she always denied that her films were propaganda.

                                    allthatsinteresting.com/leni-r

                                    In this black-and-white photograph, Leni Riefenstahl works at a table. She appears from the waist up, wearing a lab coat and has short dark hair. She holds a strip of celluloid film upright in her right hand and uses her left hand to pull and guide it. She looks closely at the film.

                                    Alt...In this black-and-white photograph, Leni Riefenstahl works at a table. She appears from the waist up, wearing a lab coat and has short dark hair. She holds a strip of celluloid film upright in her right hand and uses her left hand to pull and guide it. She looks closely at the film.

                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                      SHARP. Subtle, acute, quick-witted; also a sharper or cheat, in opposition to a flat, dupe, or gull. Sharp's the word and quick's the motion with him; said of any one very attentive to his own interest, and apt to take all advantages. Sharp set; hungry.

                                      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                      @histodons

                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SHARP. Subtle, acute, quick-witted; also a sharper or cheat, in opposition to a flat, dupe, or gull. Sharp's the word and quick's the motion with him; said of any one very attentive to his own interest, and apt to take all advantages. Sharp set; hungry. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SHARP. Subtle, acute, quick-witted; also a sharper or cheat, in opposition to a flat, dupe, or gull. Sharp's the word and quick's the motion with him; said of any one very attentive to his own interest, and apt to take all advantages. Sharp set; hungry. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                        [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                        @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                        Events for the 19th of August from Wikipedia:

                                        • 1960: Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_
                                        • Birth (1932) of Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996) (d. 2016) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banharn_
                                        @histodons

                                          [?]AI6YR Ben » 🌐
                                          @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

                                          Briefly occupied by the Japanese during WW2, apparently.

                                          "...An airfield, Pagan Airstrip, was constructed in 1935, and the Imperial Japanese Navy established a garrison in 1937. By 1942 the Japanese civilian population was 413 persons with an additional 229 Chamorro residents. In June 1944 a garrison force of 2,150 men of the Imperial Japanese Army arrived,[6] only to be cut off and isolated by the ongoing Allied offensive. Receiving supplies only occasionally by submarine, the garrison soon faced starvation, and several hundred died of malnutrition before the surrender of Japan. ..."

                                            [?]CourtCantrell will not comply » 🌐
                                            @courtcan@mastodon.social

                                            that the word "coach" rolled up into the English language from the Hungarian "Kocs," a town that became known in the 1400s for its "kocsi szekér": the cart of Kocs, a wheeled conveyance with steel spring suspension that spread across Europe.




                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                              KINCHIN. A little child. Kinchin coes; orphan beggar boys, educated in thieving. Kinchin morts; young girls under the like circumstances and training. Kinchin morts, or coes in slates; beggars' children carried at their mother's backs in sheets.

                                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                              @histodons

                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KINCHIN. A little child. Kinchin coes; orphan beggar boys, educated in thieving. Kinchin morts; young girls under the like circumstances and training. Kinchin morts, or coes in slates; beggars' children carried at their mother's backs in sheets. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KINCHIN. A little child. Kinchin coes; orphan beggar boys, educated in thieving. Kinchin morts; young girls under the like circumstances and training. Kinchin morts, or coes in slates; beggars' children carried at their mother's backs in sheets. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                                @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                                The Sorcerer's Apprentice prefigures the perils of Modernity.
                                                brywillis634737.substack.com/p

                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                  BUM FODDER. Soft paper for the necessary house or torchecul.

                                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                  @histodons

                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUM FODDER. Soft paper for the necessary house or torchecul. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUM FODDER. Soft paper for the necessary house or torchecul. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                    [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                    @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                    Events for the 18th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                    • 1492: The first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella I. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar
                                                    • Birth (1834) of Marshall Field, American businessman, founded Marshall Field's (d. 1906) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall
                                                    • Death (1503) of Pope Alexander VI (b. 1431) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Ale
                                                    @histodons

                                                      [?]Global Museum » 🌐
                                                      @globalmuseum@mastodon.online

                                                      This vintage illustration demonstrates how to perform a two-person stage elephant costume, a classic theatrical illusion from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
                                                      @vault_editions

                                                      theatrical illusion illustration

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                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                        TO DAWB. To bribe. The cull was scragged because he could not dawb; the rogue was hanged because he could not bribe. All bedawbed with lace; all over lace.

                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO DAWB. To bribe. The cull was scragged because he could not dawb; the rogue was hanged because he could not bribe. All bedawbed with lace; all over lace. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO DAWB. To bribe. The cull was scragged because he could not dawb; the rogue was hanged because he could not bribe. All bedawbed with lace; all over lace. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                          BOW-WOW SHOP. A salesman's shop in Monmouth-street; so called because the servant barks, and the master bites. See BARKER.

                                                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                          @histodons

                                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BOW-WOW SHOP. A salesman's shop in Monmouth-street; so called because the servant barks, and the master bites. See BARKER. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BOW-WOW SHOP. A salesman's shop in Monmouth-street; so called because the servant barks, and the master bites. See BARKER. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                            @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                            Events for the 17th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                            • 1836: British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliame
                                                            • Birth (1967) of Michael Preetz, German footballer and manager en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_
                                                            • Death (1966) of Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Miles
                                                            @histodons

                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                              JAKES. A house of office, a cacatorium.

                                                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): JAKES. A house of office, a cacatorium. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): JAKES. A house of office, a cacatorium. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                [?]John Twynam » 🌐
                                                                @jrtwynam@mastodon.art

                                                                A row of decorative carved pillars lines a wall in the ancient Bayeux Cathedral in the medieval town of Bayeux, Normandy, France. Done in black and white.

                                                                jrtphotography.com/featured/pi

                                                                A row of decorative carved pillars lines a wall in the ancient Bayeux Cathedral in the medieval town of Bayeux, Normandy, France. Done in black and white.

                                                                Alt...A row of decorative carved pillars lines a wall in the ancient Bayeux Cathedral in the medieval town of Bayeux, Normandy, France. Done in black and white.

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                                                                  [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                                                  @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                                                  How A Cotton Bandage Shortage During World War I Led To The Invention Of The Maxi Pad

                                                                  During World War I, the Kimberly-Clark paper company began making bandages from a newly-developed cotton alternative known as Cellucotton — and frontline nurses started using the highly absorbent product during their periods.

                                                                  allthatsinteresting.com/maxi-p

                                                                  This black-and-white ad from the 1920s features a drawing of a woman in a historical dress standing behind a box of Kotex sanitary pads. The ad reads: KOTEX A list of the wardrobe essentials of Her Royal Daintiness, the modern woman, would be incomplete without at least one package of Kotex. Kotex is the new sanitary pad made from cellucotton. Cheap enough to throw away—satisfactory beyond description. Just ask for Kotex at any store or shop that caters to women. Cellucotton Products Company Chicago, Illinois 5c Each 12 for 60c INEXPENSIVE, COMFORTABLE, HYGIENIC and SAFE—KOTEX

                                                                  Alt...This black-and-white ad from the 1920s features a drawing of a woman in a historical dress standing behind a box of Kotex sanitary pads. The ad reads: KOTEX A list of the wardrobe essentials of Her Royal Daintiness, the modern woman, would be incomplete without at least one package of Kotex. Kotex is the new sanitary pad made from cellucotton. Cheap enough to throw away—satisfactory beyond description. Just ask for Kotex at any store or shop that caters to women. Cellucotton Products Company Chicago, Illinois 5c Each 12 for 60c INEXPENSIVE, COMFORTABLE, HYGIENIC and SAFE—KOTEX

                                                                    [?]hairylarry » 🌐
                                                                    @hairylarry@gamerplus.org

                                                                    @zdl @muz4now

                                                                    Actually Delta Blues and Chicago Blues stared as the same musicians.

                                                                    Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Willie Dixon, and many others at Chess Records were raised in the Delta and then moved to Chicago.


                                                                      [?]hairylarry » 🌐
                                                                      @hairylarry@gamerplus.org

                                                                      Actually Delta Blues and Chicago Blues started as the same musicians.

                                                                      Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Willie Dixon, and many others at Chess Records were raised in the Delta and then moved to Chicago.

                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                        KILKENNY. An old frize coat.

                                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                        @histodons

                                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KILKENNY. An old frize coat. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KILKENNY. An old frize coat. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                          [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                                          @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                                          Events for the 16th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                          • 1891: The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica
                                                                          • Birth (1573) of Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1598) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_
                                                                          • Holiday: Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gozan_no
                                                                          @histodons

                                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                            BARTHOLOMEW BABY. A person dressed up in a tawdry manner, like the dolls or babies sold at Bartholomew fair.

                                                                            A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BARTHOLOMEW BABY. A person dressed up in a tawdry manner, like the dolls or babies sold at Bartholomew fair. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BARTHOLOMEW BABY. A person dressed up in a tawdry manner, like the dolls or babies sold at Bartholomew fair. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                              AWAKE. Acquainted with, knowing the business. Stow the books, the culls are awake; hide the cards, the fellows know what we intended to do.

                                                                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                              @histodons

                                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): AWAKE. Acquainted with, knowing the business. Stow the books, the culls are awake; hide the cards, the fellows know what we intended to do. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): AWAKE. Acquainted with, knowing the business. Stow the books, the culls are awake; hide the cards, the fellows know what we intended to do. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                                                Events for the 15th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                • 1998: Northern Ireland: Omagh bombing takes place; 29 people (including a woman pregnant with twins) killed and some 220 others injured. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern
                                                                                • Birth (1948) of Tom Johnston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_John
                                                                                • Holiday: Navy Day (Romania) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Day
                                                                                @histodons

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                                                                                  [?]your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 » 🌐
                                                                                  @blogdiva@mastodon.social

                                                                                  IN OTHER NEWS am watching a BBC docushow on english castles. TIL “Prince of Wales” is a colonial title. never occurred to me the “Prince Of Wales” isn't Welsh.

                                                                                  what’s interesting is that the whole premise of the show is about how the english copied and surpassed the norman building castles and using them as tools for COLONIALISM.

                                                                                  it’s so rare in USA to hear historians referring to europeans colonizing each other before moving on to other continents.

                                                                                    [?]Indio Gringo ® » 🌐
                                                                                    @paninid@mastodon.world

                                                                                    LFG

                                                                                    A photograph of the front cover of a book. The top two-thirds features an illustration in a traditional Indian miniature painting style on an orange background, depicting several figures with blue and light skin tones intertwined among green leaves and gold floral motifs, beneath a blue and white patterned border. The bottom third is off-white and contains text in blue and black capital letters. The text reads: "THE HINDUS AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY", followed by a small red four-pointed star, then "WENDY DONIGER".

                                                                                    Alt...A photograph of the front cover of a book. The top two-thirds features an illustration in a traditional Indian miniature painting style on an orange background, depicting several figures with blue and light skin tones intertwined among green leaves and gold floral motifs, beneath a blue and white patterned border. The bottom third is off-white and contains text in blue and black capital letters. The text reads: "THE HINDUS AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY", followed by a small red four-pointed star, then "WENDY DONIGER".

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                                                                                      [?]David Castleton (Author) » 🌐
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                                                                                      Some of the strangest English legends concern screaming skulls. Usually seen as belonging to former residents of a house, they emit horrifying screams if anyone tries to remove them or if anything unusual happens. One skull from Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, screamed to announce the births and illnesses of farm animals and family deaths. Some robbers once stole it, but returned it after being tortured by its incessant shrieks. When a railway was being built across the house's land, the skull would allegedly undo all progress after work finished for the day. The skull was eventually appeased by an interview with the chief engineer, who promised it free passage over the line forever. The painting below is 'Vanitas Still Life' by Pieter Claesz, 1630.

                                                                                      Skull on a table resting on books and surrounded by scientific instruments and a snuffed-out candle.

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                                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                        HANK. He has a hank on him; i.e. an ascendancy over him, or a hold upon him. A Smithfield hank; an ox, rendered furious by overdriving and barbarous treatment. See BULL HANK.

                                                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANK. He has a hank on him; i.e. an ascendancy over him, or a hold upon him. A Smithfield hank; an ox, rendered furious by overdriving and barbarous treatment. See BULL HANK. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANK. He has a hank on him; i.e. an ascendancy over him, or a hold upon him. A Smithfield hank; an ox, rendered furious by overdriving and barbarous treatment. See BULL HANK. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                          BEARD SPLITTER. A man much given to wenching.

                                                                                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BEARD SPLITTER. A man much given to wenching. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BEARD SPLITTER. A man much given to wenching. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                            Events for the 14th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                            • 1917: World War I: The Republic of China, which had heretofore been shipping labourers to Europe to assist in the war effort, officially declares war on the Central Powers, although it will continue to send to Europe labourers instead of combatants for the remaining duration of the war. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic
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                                                                                              [?]⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce) » 🌐
                                                                                              @benroyce@mastodon.social

                                                                                              ' Threatens with “Monstrous Consequences” Over Dispute'

                                                                                              united24media.com/world/medved

                                                                                              is currently losing its to a country without a navy,

                                                                                              The last such massively lopsided victory in can be found at... checking notes...

                                                                                              The

                                                                                              en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_o

                                                                                              A naval battle in 1905 between... checking notes...

                                                                                              Russia and Japan

                                                                                              As the famous Ukrainian quote goes:

                                                                                              "We're very lucky they're so fucking stupid"

                                                                                                [?]WIST Quotations » 🌐
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                                                                                                A quotation from Eric Hoffer

                                                                                                Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience — the knowledge that our mighty deeds will come to the ears of our contemporaries or “of those who are to be.” We are ready to sacrifice our true, transitory self for the imaginary eternal self we are building up, by our heroic deeds, in the opinion and imagination of others.

                                                                                                Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
                                                                                                True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 3, ch. 13, § 47 (3.13.47) (1951)

                                                                                                More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/11805/

                                                                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                  DUMB WATCH. A venereal bubo in the groin.

                                                                                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUMB WATCH. A venereal bubo in the groin. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUMB WATCH. A venereal bubo in the groin. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                    [?]amgbengaezekieloladosu » 🌐
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                                                                                                    “Been” Poem

                                                                                                    Life is not yours as she is fragile to hold and long to care for. I can imagine how beautiful she would be, having her by my side by the river bank on a lowly mountain to see the awesome movement of waves from the coast to coast of the ocean. I don't know to say the stories of how I found you, but all I know in my heart is I never get tired of loving you is this so real. Sweetheart only heaven could help me out as all I know is "Am BEEN" there to love you.Gbenga Ezekiel OladosuAmerican […] [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                                                                    Life is not yours as she is fragile to hold and long to care for. I can imagine how beautiful she would be, having her by my side by the river bank on a lowly mountain to see the awesome movement of waves from the coast to coast of the ocean. I don’t know to say the stories of how I found you, but all I know in my heart is I never get tired of loving you is this so real. Sweetheart only heaven could help me out as all I know is “Am BEEN” there to love you.

                                                                                                    Gbenga Ezekiel Oladosu

                                                                                                    American National Award Winning Author
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                                                                                                    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                                                                    How the Crusaders Turned Gaza into a Medieval Frontier Fortress

                                                                                                    In the twelfth century, the Crusaders transformed Gaza into a fortified base on the frontier between the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Fatimid Egypt. Its construction isolated Ascalon, intensified the struggle for the region and helped open the way for attacks on Egypt.

                                                                                                    By Steve Tibble

                                                                                                    medievalists.net/2026/08/how-t

                                                                                                    Books about Crusades at PG:
                                                                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2

                                                                                                    Map of the Crusader states and Crusader castles. An historical map showing the Crusader states including the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Principality of Antioch, County of Tripoli, and County of Edessa.

                                                                                                    Alt...Map of the Crusader states and Crusader castles. An historical map showing the Crusader states including the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Principality of Antioch, County of Tripoli, and County of Edessa.

                                                                                                      [?]Global Museum » 🌐
                                                                                                      @globalmuseum@mastodon.online

                                                                                                      The US oil billionaire's 16th-Century English mansion was home to a stunning art collection and a lion named Nero. In 1963, the BBC visited him there to discuss his "great success".
                                                                                                      Archive BBC documentary first transmitted in 1963. Alan Whicker interviews billionaire J. Paul Getty, who discusses reports of his meanness, his unsuccessful marriages, why he keeps working and what he's had to sacrifice to become the world's richest man.
                                                                                                      youtube.com/watch?v=ZUTus8QgN3Q

                                                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                        CHAPERON. The cicisbeo, or gentleman usher to a lady; from the French.

                                                                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CHAPERON. The cicisbeo, or gentleman usher to a lady; from the French. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CHAPERON. The cicisbeo, or gentleman usher to a lady; from the French. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                          Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                                                                                                          [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

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                                                                                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                            Events for the 13th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                                            • 1944: World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wa
                                                                                                            • Birth (1930) of Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (d. 2007) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ho
                                                                                                            • Holiday: Fachtna of Rosscarbery en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fachtna_
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                                                                                                              [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                              Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

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                                                                                                                [?]WIST Quotations » 🌐
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                                                                                                                A quotation from Voltaire

                                                                                                                Had there been a literary censorship in Rome, we should have had to-day neither Horace, Juvenal, nor the philosophical works of Cicero. If Milton, Dryden, Pope, and Locke had not been free, England would have had neither poets nor philosophers; there is something positively Turkish in proscribing printing; and hampering it is proscription.
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                [S’il y avait eu une inquisition littéraire à Rome, nous n’aurions aujourd’hui ni Horace, ni Juvénal, ni les œuvres philosophiques de Cicéron. Si Milton, Dryden, Pope, et Locke, n’avaient pas été libres l’Angleterre n’aurait eu ni des poètes, ni des philosophes: il y a je ne sais quoi de turc à proscrire l’imprimerie, et c’est la proscrire que la trop gêner.]

                                                                                                                Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer [pseud. of Francois-Marie Arouet]
                                                                                                                Letter (1733-06-20) to a First Commissioner [Lettre á un premier commis] [tr. Tallentyre (1919)]

                                                                                                                More about this quote: wist.info/voltaire/85406/

                                                                                                                  [?]Philosophics » 🌐
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                                                                                                                  The Enlightenment has driven the West down a dead-end alley, but they haven't quite yet sussed this out.
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                                                                                                                    [?]Earl » 🌐
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                                                                                                                    The people of 1936 could say....

                                                                                                                    "Been there. Done that."

                                                                                                                    There is nothing new under the sun.

                                                                                                                    Imagine during the time of Noah and the great deluge, thousands of years ago, before all those people were drowned in the flood, they may have also been trying to explain away every weather disaster with anything but the real cause: their sins.

                                                                                                                    Who wants to humble themself before God and admit they have sinned? (I have.)

                                                                                                                    Pride goes before destruction. We could all learn from true .

                                                                                                                      [?]Earl » 🌐
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                                                                                                                      "Climate Change"

                                                                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                        BURN THE KEN. Strollers living in an alehouse without paying their quarters, are said to burn the ken. CANT.

                                                                                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BURN THE KEN. Strollers living in an alehouse without paying their quarters, are said to burn the ken. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BURN THE KEN. Strollers living in an alehouse without paying their quarters, are said to burn the ken. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                          [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                                                                                          Black Achilles

                                                                                                                          The Greeks didn’t have modern ideas of race. Did they see themselves as white, black – or as something else altogether?

                                                                                                                          by Tim Whitmarsh

                                                                                                                          aeon.co/essays/when-homer-envi

                                                                                                                          Books about Achilles at PG:
                                                                                                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

                                                                                                                          Ajax carries off the body of Achilles, Attic black-figure lekythos from Sicily, c. 510 BCE (Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich). A terracotta amphora fragment showing two helmeted warriors in black-figure style carrying the body of a fallen soldier. Large round shields decorated with serpent motifs dominate the scene.

                                                                                                                          Alt...Ajax carries off the body of Achilles, Attic black-figure lekythos from Sicily, c. 510 BCE (Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich). A terracotta amphora fragment showing two helmeted warriors in black-figure style carrying the body of a fallen soldier. Large round shields decorated with serpent motifs dominate the scene.

                                                                                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                            TO CROW. To brag, boast, or triumph. To crow over any one; to keep him in subjection: an image drawn from a cock, who crows over a vanquished enemy. To strut like a crow in a gutter; to walk proudly, or with an air of consequence.

                                                                                                                            A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO CROW. To brag, boast, or triumph. To crow over any one; to keep him in subjection: an image drawn from a cock, who crows over a vanquished enemy. To strut like a crow in a gutter; to walk proudly, or with an air of consequence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO CROW. To brag, boast, or triumph. To crow over any one; to keep him in subjection: an image drawn from a cock, who crows over a vanquished enemy. To strut like a crow in a gutter; to walk proudly, or with an air of consequence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                              [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                              Events for the 12th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                                                              • 1977: The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approach
                                                                                                                              • Birth (1974) of Karl Stefanovic, Australian television host en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Ste
                                                                                                                              • Death (2013) of Tereza de Arriaga, Portuguese painter (b. 1915) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tereza_d
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                                                                                                                                [?]Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm: » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                In honor of Black History Month…

                                                                                                                                “Woke” is an appropriated term that has become a colloquialism loosely meaning “having a moral compass” in the face of systemic oppression. Its original usage was “stay woke,” unintentionally coined by blues musician Lead Belly.

                                                                                                                                In a 1938 he was recording his song “Scottsboro Boys,” ending it with spoken word about the song’s meaning.

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                                                                                                                                Black and white photo of Lead Belly. He’s sitting while playing an acoustic guitar. He’s wearing a suit. Some children are sitting and listening in the background.

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                                                                                                                                  [?]דאָס איז נישט קיין פּײַפּ » 🌐
                                                                                                                                  @dukepaaron@babka.social

                                                                                                                                  "The takes up a lot of space within and , or otherwise, for good reason. It was an immense tragedy on a global scale, one of the darkest hours of human . The stories of those who survived are undeniably compelling. And, in adapting some of these stories for the screen, they are important tools for Holocaust education and fighting (provided that they are done thoughtfully).

                                                                                                                                  And yet, if you’re Jewish, it can be exhausting to constantly engage with this specific trauma. Sometimes you might want to learn more about different periods of history through media which reflect lesser told Jewish stories, even if some of those are traumatic, too.

                                                                                                                                  If that’s you, you’re in the right place. Read on for eight shows, both based on true stories and fictionalized, that center throughout various periods of history other than the Holocaust."

                                                                                                                                  kveller.com/8-jewish-period-tv

                                                                                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                                                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                                                                                    GOBBLER. A turkey cock.

                                                                                                                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GOBBLER. A turkey cock. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GOBBLER. A turkey cock. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                      [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                      Stanford University’s Founding Matriarch Was a Travel-Loving Philanthropist Who Met a Tragic End. A New Exhibition Explores Her Life, Grief and Death by Poison

                                                                                                                                      Jane Stanford’s legacy is the focus of a new showcase at the California university. The display features artifacts that have never previously been exhibited

                                                                                                                                      smithsonianmag.com/history/sta

                                                                                                                                      Jane Stafford appears in profile, shown from the chest up and facing left. Her dark hair is styled in an updo with curls on top and the rest pulled back. She wears a dark, textured dress with a cameo brooch at the center. The dress features beadwork, sequins, and embroidery.

                                                                                                                                      Alt...Jane Stafford appears in profile, shown from the chest up and facing left. Her dark hair is styled in an updo with curls on top and the rest pulled back. She wears a dark, textured dress with a cameo brooch at the center. The dress features beadwork, sequins, and embroidery.

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                                                                                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                        GAMON AND PATTER. Common place talk of any profession; as the gamon and patter of a horse-dealer, sailor, &c.

                                                                                                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GAMON AND PATTER. Common place talk of any profession; as the gamon and patter of a horse-dealer, sailor, &c. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GAMON AND PATTER. Common place talk of any profession; as the gamon and patter of a horse-dealer, sailor, &c. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                          [?]Indio Gringo ® » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                          Oh no! The view from that restaurant is amazing.

                                                                                                                                          The and of the name is interesting, too.

                                                                                                                                          NEPENTHE is a word derived from the Greek, meaning "no sorrow." A mythical Egyptian drug, the wife of Thonis, King of Egypt, gave it to Helen, daughter of Jove, to induce forgetfulness and surcease from sorrow. The word and thought have been used in literature through all time. Homer mentioned it in "The Odyssey," and in "The Raven," Poe said: "Quaff oh quaff this kind Nepenthe and forget the lost Lenore." The PHOENIX was chosen as the standard of our NEPENTHE, because of its particular significance. According to legend, the bird, with its wings of gold and jeweled plumage, returned from Arabia to the temple of Heliopolis every five hundred years, to burn itself on the altar and arise from its own ashes, more magnificent than ever—a symbol of immortality.

                                                                                                                                          Alt...NEPENTHE is a word derived from the Greek, meaning "no sorrow." A mythical Egyptian drug, the wife of Thonis, King of Egypt, gave it to Helen, daughter of Jove, to induce forgetfulness and surcease from sorrow. The word and thought have been used in literature through all time. Homer mentioned it in "The Odyssey," and in "The Raven," Poe said: "Quaff oh quaff this kind Nepenthe and forget the lost Lenore." The PHOENIX was chosen as the standard of our NEPENTHE, because of its particular significance. According to legend, the bird, with its wings of gold and jeweled plumage, returned from Arabia to the temple of Heliopolis every five hundred years, to burn itself on the altar and arise from its own ashes, more magnificent than ever—a symbol of immortality.

                                                                                                                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                            Events for the 11th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                                                                            • 1982: A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_F
                                                                                                                                            • Birth (1885) of Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer (d. 1958) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_
                                                                                                                                            • Holiday: Gaugericus en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaugeric
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                                                                                                                                              [?]Dr Johnny Blanchard » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                              Join Catherine Harvey as she talks to Don White about his memories of a controversial government programme in the 50s that relocated thousands of people from isolated communities in Newfoundland and Labrador - with some families even taking their houses with them...

                                                                                                                                              Witness History - on BBC World Service from 19th August at 08:50

                                                                                                                                              bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct988j

                                                                                                                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                HERE AND THEREIAN. One who has no settled place of residence.

                                                                                                                                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HERE AND THEREIAN. One who has no settled place of residence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HERE AND THEREIAN. One who has no settled place of residence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                  HUMP. To hump; once a fashionable word for copulation.

                                                                                                                                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HUMP. To hump; once a fashionable word for copulation. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HUMP. To hump; once a fashionable word for copulation. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                    [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                    Events for the 10th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                                                                                    • 1999: Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Ange
                                                                                                                                                    • Birth (1814) of Henri Nestlé, German businessman, founded Nestlé (d. 1890) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Ne
                                                                                                                                                    • Death (1839) of Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English lawyer and politician (b. 1758) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_John
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                                                                                                                                                      [?]Global Museum » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                      Tiny fossils solve a 113-million-year-old ocean mystery.
                                                                                                                                                      Around 113 million years ago, most of the tiny, shelled plankton near the ocean surface died out.
                                                                                                                                                      Their shells became smaller and thinner before many species disappeared from the fossil record.
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                                                                                                                                                      a man studying tiny fossils through a microscope

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                                                                                                                                                        Mortsafes in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. These iron cages were placed around freshly dug graves to deter body snatchers, who sought to disinter bodies to sell to medical schools. After a few weeks, when the corpse had decayed sufficiently to no longer interest the resurrection men, the mortsafe was removed. Churches would often own a couple of mortsafes, which they hired out to bereaved families.

                                                                                                                                                        Black iron cages topped with a couple of heavy stone slabs in front of a path and church wall.

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                                                                                                                                                          TO HUFF. To reprove, or scold at any one; also to bluster, bounce, ding, or swagger. A captain huff; a noted bully. To stand the huff; to be answerable for the reckoning in a public house.

                                                                                                                                                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO HUFF. To reprove, or scold at any one; also to bluster, bounce, ding, or swagger. A captain huff; a noted bully. To stand the huff; to be answerable for the reckoning in a public house. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO HUFF. To reprove, or scold at any one; also to bluster, bounce, ding, or swagger. A captain huff; a noted bully. To stand the huff; to be answerable for the reckoning in a public house. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                            How Five Points Became The Most Infamous Slum In The History Of New York City

                                                                                                                                                            By Ella Spitz

                                                                                                                                                            Located in Lower Manhattan, Five Points was a poor, overcrowded neighborhood where disease spread rapidly, rival gangs battled for control, and violent riots frequently broke out in the streets.

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                                                                                                                                                            The illustration is titled "New York City--Among the poor - A Summer evening scene at the Five Points." It appeared on the cover of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on August 26, 1873. In the center, the father wears a hat, dark coat, and trousers. He holds a pipe to his mouth and leans against a wooden building. To the left, the mother and infant sit on a pile of bedding or bundled belongings. She looks down at the baby. Next to her, a man or older boy sits slumped with his head on his arms. A small toddler sits on the ground in the lower-left corner. On the right, a young boy stands with his hands on a small table, looking up at an older woman.

                                                                                                                                                            Alt...The illustration is titled "New York City--Among the poor - A Summer evening scene at the Five Points." It appeared on the cover of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on August 26, 1873. In the center, the father wears a hat, dark coat, and trousers. He holds a pipe to his mouth and leans against a wooden building. To the left, the mother and infant sit on a pile of bedding or bundled belongings. She looks down at the baby. Next to her, a man or older boy sits slumped with his head on his arms. A small toddler sits on the ground in the lower-left corner. On the right, a young boy stands with his hands on a small table, looking up at an older woman.

                                                                                                                                                              [?]דאָס איז נישט קיין פּײַפּ » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                              This limited series was pretty good. Finished it last night after Havdalah. More cute than hilarious.

                                                                                                                                                              " is back with a new that commemorates 250 years of independence. “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness” reimagines important moments, like Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone call, Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the back of a bus and the Boston Tea Party… all with Larry David dropped into the mix.

                                                                                                                                                              Leaning heavily on the Larry David persona he developed in “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” plays characters who kvetch their ways through , constantly putting a damper on our country’s biggest milestones.

                                                                                                                                                              One of the show’s greatest pleasures is its parade of guest stars."

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                                                                                                                                                                Science, religion, and political omens: the meaning of eclipses in ancient Rome

                                                                                                                                                                by Javier Andreu Pintado

                                                                                                                                                                Romans could predict eclipses, but still interpreted them as signs from the gods.

                                                                                                                                                                theconversation.com/science-re

                                                                                                                                                                Books about eclipses (next eclipse will take place on August 12) at PG:
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                                                                                                                                                                Two philosophers watching an eclipse, etching by Pierre Brébiette. It is showing two robed, bearded figures gesturing dramatically toward the sky where a solar eclipse is depicted, with an armillary sphere at their feet and classical architecture in the background. The Latin inscription reads "Aut Deus naturae patitur, aut mundi machina dissoluetur" ("Either God suffers in nature, or the machine of the world will be dissolved").

                                                                                                                                                                Alt...Two philosophers watching an eclipse, etching by Pierre Brébiette. It is showing two robed, bearded figures gesturing dramatically toward the sky where a solar eclipse is depicted, with an armillary sphere at their feet and classical architecture in the background. The Latin inscription reads "Aut Deus naturae patitur, aut mundi machina dissoluetur" ("Either God suffers in nature, or the machine of the world will be dissolved").

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                                                                                                                                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                  MAGGOTTY. Whimsical, capricious.

                                                                                                                                                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MAGGOTTY. Whimsical, capricious. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                    [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                    Events for the 9th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                                                                                                    • 378: Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_W
                                                                                                                                                                    • Birth (1976) of Audrey Tautou, French model and actress en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_T
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                                                                                                                                                                      [?]David Castleton (Author) » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                      My new book 'Atlas Gothica: An Alternative Guide to the World's Most Curious Destinations' (Headline/Hachette) is now on pre-order! The book takes in 50 Gothic destinations around the world, including vampire-plagued Victorian graveyards, haunted English libraries, witch-haunted caves, mummy-stuffed catacombs, Dracula's Whitby and much more. You can discover the very raven the inspired Edgar Allan Poe, a Chinese city based on a blueprint of hell, the tombs of Voodoo queens, and the lair of the legendary Mothman. Grab it here: amazon.co.uk/Atlas-Gothica-Alt

                                                                                                                                                                      The front cover, back cover and spine of the book 'Atlas Gothica: An Alternative Guide to the World's Most Curious Destinations' by David Castleton. The book has the title and blurb in silver lettering on a mainly black background, with silver highlights in an abstract map-like design. The blurb reads: "Step off the tourist trail to discover 50 darkly captivating locations - from the eerie Lockrum Island monastery to the legendary lair of the Mothman, and from China's mysterious ghost city of Fengdu to the windswept moors that inspired 'Wuthering Heights'. With rich storytelling and atmospheric photography revealing the myths, legends and histories behind each destination, this is the ultimate gothic travel guide for anyone drawn to the dark side."

                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...The front cover, back cover and spine of the book 'Atlas Gothica: An Alternative Guide to the World's Most Curious Destinations' by David Castleton. The book has the title and blurb in silver lettering on a mainly black background, with silver highlights in an abstract map-like design. The blurb reads: "Step off the tourist trail to discover 50 darkly captivating locations - from the eerie Lockrum Island monastery to the legendary lair of the Mothman, and from China's mysterious ghost city of Fengdu to the windswept moors that inspired 'Wuthering Heights'. With rich storytelling and atmospheric photography revealing the myths, legends and histories behind each destination, this is the ultimate gothic travel guide for anyone drawn to the dark side."

                                                                                                                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                        HORN COLIC. A temporary priapism.

                                                                                                                                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HORN COLIC. A temporary priapism. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HORN COLIC. A temporary priapism. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                          VALENTINE. The first woman seen by a man, or man seen by a woman, on St. Valentine's day, the 14th of February, when it is said every bird chuses his mate for the ensuing year.

                                                                                                                                                                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): VALENTINE. The first woman seen by a man, or man seen by a woman, on St. Valentine's day, the 14th of February, when it is said every bird chuses his mate for the ensuing year. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): VALENTINE. The first woman seen by a man, or man seen by a woman, on St. Valentine's day, the 14th of February, when it is said every bird chuses his mate for the ensuing year. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                            Events for the 8th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                                                                                                            • 1969: At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_cr
                                                                                                                                                                            • Birth (1976) of JC Chasez, American singer and dancer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JC_Chasez
                                                                                                                                                                            • Death (2013) of Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (b. 1985) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Kur
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                                                                                                                                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                              CURE ARSE. A dyachilon plaister, applied to the parts galled by riding.

                                                                                                                                                                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CURE ARSE. A dyachilon plaister, applied to the parts galled by riding. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CURE ARSE. A dyachilon plaister, applied to the parts galled by riding. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                BLIND HARPERS. Beggars counterfeiting blindness, playing on fiddles, &c.

                                                                                                                                                                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BLIND HARPERS. Beggars counterfeiting blindness, playing on fiddles, &c. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BLIND HARPERS. Beggars counterfeiting blindness, playing on fiddles, &c. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                  Events for the 7th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                                                                                                                  • 2020: Air India Express Flight 1344 overshoots the runway at Calicut International Airport in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, and crashes, killing 21 of the 190 people on board. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Indi
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Birth (1947) of Sofia Rotaru, Ukrainian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_Ro
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                                                                                                                                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                    DUMMEE. A pocket book. A dummee hunter. A pick-pocket, who lurks about to steal pocket books out of gentlemen's pockets. Frisk the dummee of the screens; take all the bank notes out of the pocket book.

                                                                                                                                                                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUMMEE. A pocket book. A dummee hunter. A pick-pocket, who lurks about to steal pocket books out of gentlemen's pockets. Frisk the dummee of the screens; take all the bank notes out of the pocket book. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUMMEE. A pocket book. A dummee hunter. A pick-pocket, who lurks about to steal pocket books out of gentlemen's pockets. Frisk the dummee of the screens; take all the bank notes out of the pocket book. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                      POT-WABBLERS. Persons entitled to vote for members of parliament in certain boroughs, from having boiled their pots therein. These boroughs are called pot-wabbling boroughs.

                                                                                                                                                                                      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): POT-WABBLERS. Persons entitled to vote for members of parliament in certain boroughs, from having boiled their pots therein. These boroughs are called pot-wabbling boroughs. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): POT-WABBLERS. Persons entitled to vote for members of parliament in certain boroughs, from having boiled their pots therein. These boroughs are called pot-wabbling boroughs. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                        Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                                                                                                                                                                                        [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

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                                                                                                                                                                                          Events for the 6th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                                                                                                                          • 1915: World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_o
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Birth (1933) of A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 1987) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._G._Kr
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                                                                                                                                                                                            Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

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                                                                                                                                                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                              MUMMER. The mouth.

                                                                                                                                                                                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUMMER. The mouth. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUMMER. The mouth. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                                "The man ground the glands of 10 cane toads into a paste, added lime water and ash, then boiled the mixture overnight."

                                                                                                                                                                                                The fascinating and mostly wrong history of the psychedelic toad: longreads.com/2026/08/04/psych

                                                                                                                                                                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  GOLD DROPPERS. Who drop a piece of gold, which they pick up in the presence of some unexperienced person, this they pretend to have found, and they invite him to a public house to partake of it: when there, comrades drop in, and propose cards, or some other game.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GOLD DROPPERS. Who drop a piece of gold, which they pick up in the presence of some unexperienced person, this they pretend to have found, and they invite him to a public house to partake of it: when there, comrades drop in, and propose cards, or some other game. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GOLD DROPPERS. Who drop a piece of gold, which they pick up in the presence of some unexperienced person, this they pretend to have found, and they invite him to a public house to partake of it: when there, comrades drop in, and propose cards, or some other game. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    Events for the 5th of August from Wikipedia:

                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 1965: The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pak
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Birth (1985) of Gil Vermouth, Israeli footballer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Verm
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Death (1415) of Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (b. 1370) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sc
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      SNOOZING KEN. A brothel. The swell was spiced in a snoozing ken of his screens; the gentleman was robbed of his bank notes in a brothel.

                                                                                                                                                                                                      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SNOOZING KEN. A brothel. The swell was spiced in a snoozing ken of his screens; the gentleman was robbed of his bank notes in a brothel. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SNOOZING KEN. A brothel. The swell was spiced in a snoozing ken of his screens; the gentleman was robbed of his bank notes in a brothel. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                                        RING. A circle formed for boxers, wrestlers, and cudgel-players, by a man styled Vinegar; who goes round the circle, striking at random with his whip to prevent the populace from crowding in.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                                                                                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): RING. A circle formed for boxers, wrestlers, and cudgel-players, by a man styled Vinegar; who goes round the circle, striking at random with his whip to prevent the populace from crowding in. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): RING. A circle formed for boxers, wrestlers, and cudgel-players, by a man styled Vinegar; who goes round the circle, striking at random with his whip to prevent the populace from crowding in. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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